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Purse snatched from woman sitting at picnic table

Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

A woman taking a break at a picnic table outside her work said four teens grabbed her purse and fled Tuesday afternoon.

Police Capt. Brian Winters said the 25-year-old victim chased the suspects, but they got away.

The victim said she was at a picnic table outside her business in the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue Southeast about 2:30 p.m. She said four teens — three girls and one boy — approached her. One of the girls grabbed her purse and the four ran. The victim told police she chased after them for about a block. She said at one point, the boy kicked her in the shin.

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